Premiere & Viewing Details

  • Premiere Date: Tuesday, 15 July 2025, at 9 PM BST on BBC One

  • Streaming: Available live and on-demand via BBC iPlayer for UK viewers with a valid TV licence; international viewers can access through VPN services like NordVPN (e.g., for watching abroad)


Host & Judges

  • Host: Sara Pascoe returns after a maternity break, replacing Kiell Smith-Bynoe from Season 10

  • Judges: Patrick Grant (Savile Row tailor) and Esme Young (renowned fashion designer), both back to evaluate the sewers


Format & Challenges

  • Contestants: 12 amateur sewers, aged 19–72, representing diverse professions including bus drivers, magistrates, digital marketers, and lecturers

  • Episode Structure:

    • Pattern Challenge

    • Transformation Challenge

    • Made-to-Measure Challenge

  • One sewer wins “Garment of the Week,” while another is eliminated in each episode, across 10 challenges total


Meet the Sewers (Cast Snapshot)

Notable contestants include:

  • Órla (19, café worker/student, Inverness)

  • Gaynor (72, retired office manager, Port Talbot)

  • Kit (24, digital marketer, Manchester)

  • Glendora (59, bus driver, Luton)

  • Yasmin (30, R&D scientist, Gateshead)

  • Novello (66, magistrate/family business owner, London)

  • Others include Jess, Dan, Saffie, Stuart—each with distinctive personal stories and sewing strengths


What’s New in Season 11

  • Sara Pascoe’s Preferred Season: She calls this her “favourite” Sewing Bee yet, citing it as packed with exceptionally strong sewers and ambitious challenges, including themed weeks like Korea Week, Movies Week (featuring horror-costume creations), and 1920s Week

  • Creative Escalation: Judges promise more complex garment designs—like multi-purpose athleisurewear and transformed circle skirts—pushing contestants to new limits

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The Great British Sewing Bee Season 11 Episode 01 Description Sara Pascoe returns to the sewing room with 12 new hopefuls for a brand new series of The Great British Sewing Bee. In week one, judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young challenge the sewers to prove their ability to create shape. First up, the Pattern […]

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The Great British Sewing Bee Season 11 Episode 02 Description It’s Week 2, and judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young put the 11 remaining sewers through their paces with three challenges themed around activewear. First, the sewers take on a technical Pattern Challenge, constructing a seven-panel cap. In the Transformation Challenge, they give new life […]

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The Great British Sewing Bee Season 11 Episode 03 Description It’s Week 3, and the theme is design icons. Judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young challenge the sewers to channel fashion’s most influential figures across three creative tasks. First up, in the Pattern Challenge, the sewers put their own spin on the timeless Diane von […]

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The Great British Sewing Bee Season 11 Episode 04 Description It’s week 4, and the 10 remaining sewers celebrate the rich fashion and textile traditions of Korea. Renowned fashion designer Eudon Choi joins as a special guest judge. In the Pattern Challenge, the sewers take on the jeogori, a historic Korean garment now seen in […]

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The Great British Sewing Bee Season 11 Episode 05 Description This week, it’s the fast fashion industry, the second most polluting in the world, with Sara Pascoe leading Reduce, Reuse, Recycle week. In the Pattern Challenge, the sewers create a zero-waste workwear jacket. The Transformation Challenge brings a surprise as the sewers enter the sewing […]

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The Great British Sewing Bee Season 11 Episode 06 Description It’s Children’s Week, and for the first time ever, the show introduces elements of adaptive fashion. The sewers tackle a pattern for children’s dungarees, with adaptive fashion designer Victoria Jenkins joining the judges to help assess their efforts. In the Transformation Challenge, sustainability is key […]

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The Great British Sewing Bee Season 11 Episode 07 Description A place in the quarter-final is on the line this week as the sewers tackle three challenges inspired by art. In the Pattern Challenge, the sewers are tasked with creating a baby-doll dress, taking inspiration from Turner Prize-winning potter Grayson Perry, whose distinctive aesthetic sets […]

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The Great British Sewing Bee Season 11 Episode 08 Description It’s week eight, and the five remaining sewers take a trip to the movies with three challenges inspired by iconic moments from the silver screen. For the Pattern Challenge, judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young turn to legendary costume designer Edith Head, a frequent collaborator […]

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The Great British Sewing Bee Season 11 Episode 09 Description The Great British Sewing Bee 2025 episode 9: The air in the sewing room is thick with tension. Indeed, you could almost cut it with a pair of dressmaking shears. Welcome back to The Great British Sewing Bee 2025 episode 9, the crucial semi-final. Only […]

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The Great British Sewing Bee Season 11 Episode 10 Description It’s the grand finale, and the three finalists are ready to compete for the coveted title of Britain’s best amateur sewer. The judges, Patrick Grant and Esme Young, set three tough challenges to test their skills for one final time. First up, the sewers are […]